tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post8741546679159776662..comments2024-03-25T18:56:22.992+11:00Comments on The Tactical Painter: Scratchbuilding a 28mm Wooden BarnThe Tactical Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-23749298266841803552021-11-09T19:11:13.006+11:002021-11-09T19:11:13.006+11:00Fabulous looking barn Mark, really captures the fe...Fabulous looking barn Mark, really captures the feel. <br /><br />Cheers<br />MattBluewillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826519858479170953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-69040927635270036182021-11-03T18:37:51.377+11:002021-11-03T18:37:51.377+11:00SUperb barn, excellent step by step post...and won...SUperb barn, excellent step by step post...and wonderful job!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-9533729365581129902021-11-03T08:18:52.488+11:002021-11-03T08:18:52.488+11:00Excellent post. I love reading along with step-by...Excellent post. I love reading along with step-by-steps like this. The best part of a barn like this is using it for multiple time periods!Elroy Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935540127269354691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-77315475686588883892021-10-31T01:21:12.714+11:002021-10-31T01:21:12.714+11:00Great post, appreciate the step-by-step photograph...Great post, appreciate the step-by-step photographs.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-78384085761289272942021-10-30T19:24:59.470+11:002021-10-30T19:24:59.470+11:00That’s a splendid bit of terrain!
Cheers
MattThat’s a splendid bit of terrain!<br />Cheers<br />MattThe Wargames Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454593374321456477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-91419375796730599902021-10-30T06:26:15.894+11:002021-10-30T06:26:15.894+11:00Lovely work - I saw the small version of the image...Lovely work - I saw the small version of the image and thought it was a Border Reivers Bastle House! rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-56406410782562448352021-10-29T22:39:02.013+11:002021-10-29T22:39:02.013+11:00Great looking barn,lovely finish, the chopper look...Great looking barn,lovely finish, the chopper looks like a really useful tool,it's funny I always thought the boards would go horizontal but maybe it's an American style?<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-7041287318128966222021-10-29T09:13:02.094+11:002021-10-29T09:13:02.094+11:00Great result - very nice. Similar to one of the fi...Great result - very nice. Similar to one of the first scratch built buildings I ever made (here, if you're interested - https://classic40k.com/2016/01/05/barn-raising/ ) of which I would do it a bit differently now, more like yours. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your techniques in such detail, very useful.(Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17333928965917754588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-30772256445081792902021-10-29T08:08:43.984+11:002021-10-29T08:08:43.984+11:00Thanks. I’m going to do an alter roof with thatch ...Thanks. I’m going to do an alter roof with thatch to make it as versatile as possible. The chopper is a great tool that has a myriad uses. That and my Dremel are my two most used terrain tools.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-81984678196581634662021-10-29T08:06:54.322+11:002021-10-29T08:06:54.322+11:00Thanks Stew. When did people start painting their ...Thanks Stew. When did people start painting their barns (and red in particular)? I wonder if it was common in the 18th century (asking for a friend)?The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-13923123161530001312021-10-29T08:04:34.961+11:002021-10-29T08:04:34.961+11:00Thanks. I bought the chopper in the US many years ...Thanks. I bought the chopper in the US many years ago while there on a business trip. I can’t actually recall where from but pretty sure I ordered online. The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-32161144683479158052021-10-29T08:03:02.824+11:002021-10-29T08:03:02.824+11:00Thanks Rob, the paint job worked a treat in bringi...Thanks Rob, the paint job worked a treat in bringing out the natural grain in the stirrers.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-59206388473541338162021-10-29T08:02:10.904+11:002021-10-29T08:02:10.904+11:00Thank you!Thank you!The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-21615572563906183552021-10-29T08:01:55.448+11:002021-10-29T08:01:55.448+11:00Thanks Carole, I think a lot of help came from the...Thanks Carole, I think a lot of help came from the natural grain in the stirrers, I had no idea how effective that would be until the paint went on.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-50472326797517071372021-10-29T08:00:55.984+11:002021-10-29T08:00:55.984+11:00Thanks Phil.Thanks Phil.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-87721064993050477052021-10-29T08:00:41.404+11:002021-10-29T08:00:41.404+11:00Thanks Tamsin, always good to conjur something up ...Thanks Tamsin, always good to conjur something up from bits and pieces in the terrain tub.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-3878695102571789742021-10-29T07:59:54.392+11:002021-10-29T07:59:54.392+11:00No fear. Second World War will always be in 20mm a...No fear. Second World War will always be in 20mm and we have a campaign lined up for CoC once the Sharp Practice campaign is finished.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-90226953122719478072021-10-29T05:11:10.808+11:002021-10-29T05:11:10.808+11:00Looks great, and should serve very well in differe...Looks great, and should serve very well in different theaters. <br /><br />I have a chopper, and while I do not use it all that often, it is great for this sort of project! (the fanciest thing I have made is a casement window) Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-66962860538259993982021-10-29T04:55:25.301+11:002021-10-29T04:55:25.301+11:00Excellent job. The wood effects are very convincin...Excellent job. The wood effects are very convincing and the steps well documented for one to follow. <br /> Only mistake I can see is that all barns are painted red in my mind. Lol 😀<br />Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-1706733234939560372021-10-29T03:59:59.720+11:002021-10-29T03:59:59.720+11:00This is a wonderfully done step by step tutorial. ...This is a wonderfully done step by step tutorial. Your barn is truly a piece of terrain art. Well done! Bookmarked. <br />Thanks for posting the link to TMP.<br />BTW, where did you buy your chopper?IronDuke596https://www.blogger.com/profile/09656299687671563620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-53030174237664104732021-10-28T22:04:32.356+11:002021-10-28T22:04:32.356+11:00Wood effect is so convincing it's hard sometim...Wood effect is so convincing it's hard sometimes to believe the painted versions are those we see being made up as the transformation wrought by the paint job is stunning.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908371293187933458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-75919355002667160192021-10-28T20:27:56.269+11:002021-10-28T20:27:56.269+11:00Very atmospheric, can almost smell the hay. Great ...Very atmospheric, can almost smell the hay. Great tutorial as well. Thanks for the post.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-65898651955255675862021-10-28T19:53:40.400+11:002021-10-28T19:53:40.400+11:00Well done, Mark. That looks terrific, It is a love...Well done, Mark. That looks terrific, It is a lovely model.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-30904055614504512912021-10-28T19:27:46.519+11:002021-10-28T19:27:46.519+11:00A fine build there Mark A fine build there Mark Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-57998767037702310432021-10-28T19:22:38.312+11:002021-10-28T19:22:38.312+11:00Nice scratchbuild! :)Nice scratchbuild! :)TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.com